EnOcean has launched the ECT 310 DC/DC converter, which enables battery-less wireless modules to use heat as their power source, e.g. the heat that is emitted from machinery parts, radiators or even the human body. In addition to motion and light, this is the third energy source employed by EnOcean for its service-free, wireless modules. The converter works as an interface between thermoelectric converters and EnOcean modules – the bidirectional STM 300 sensor and the new plug and play STM 312.

Using heat to produce power opens doors to many new applications for energy harvesting wireless technology, in building and industrial automation as well as in medicine. For example, it enables the use of heating cost allocators and temperature sensors, control engineering or sensors for preventive diagnostics wherever heat is available.